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G.H. Eckel

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September 01

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George Eckel has been a professional writer for twenty years. He’s been a top-ten bestseller for New Riders, an imprint of Macmillan Publications, where his books were translated into multiple languages. He’s a produced playwright and avid reader. He graduated cum laude, with honors in English (and he was also a physics major) from Bucknell University and did graduate work in English at U.C. Berkeley. A veteran of Silicon Valley, he was on the original cloud computing team at Amazon. Visit him at . ...more

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G.H. Eckel I had just taken a standardized test that was to provide insight for others I work with about my personality. The result was " 5 5 4 2". Really. Those…m´Ç°ù±ðI had just taken a standardized test that was to provide insight for others I work with about my personality. The result was " 5 5 4 2". Really. Those numbers referred to 4 spectrums of personality characteristics. Everyone had those numbers in their email signatures. It reminded me of the time I got my SAT scores, ACT scores, IQ score, career assessment test results. I immediately resisted every single one. How can they not be arbitrary on some level and reductionist? "Hi, my name is 5 5 4 2." I realized my reaction was not personal; it's part of what it is to be human: to resist being pigeon-holed. When I latch onto something that's larger than myself, I know I have something interesting. I'm always interested in the human spirit and what it takes to move humanity forward, even just an inch. When I thought of how many numbers are attached to me, SS#, driver's license, credit card number, and how everything I do is tracked by computers so people can "know" me and thereby sell me something they think "my kind of person" will want, I saw our world going inhuman. We all want to come to "know ourselves." But every answer is either fleeting or smaller than who we really are. So, I latched onto that irony and wrote about a world that extrapolated those ideas to the extreme so that all of us can have a new perspective of what's important and where we are headed.

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G.H. Eckel 1. Sit down every day and write something.
2. That something might not be the novel itself but your thoughts about where the next chapter will go or wh…m´Ç°ù±ð
1. Sit down every day and write something.
2. That something might not be the novel itself but your thoughts about where the next chapter will go or what the characters are dealing with.
3. Consider that many things throughout the day are issues related to your characters. Some will go into the novel.
4. Don't let yourself be distracted with "easier" things to do, like answering emails.
5. Set a date for yourself when X many pages will be done.
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Reality Just Got Weirder



Reality just got weirder. The thing Einstein didn't like because it was too creepy just got proven. He called it, "scary action at a distance." Recently, a particle was acted upon by another one 1.7 km away without anything transferred between the two. Put another way, I do something here, something is affected in China. Weird.

A lab in Australia is now creating what, in effect, is the same as the Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 22, 2016 13:24 Tags: einstein, georgeeckel, quantum-transportation, weird
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message 13: by Dana

Dana Ilie Hey G,
Thanks for the friend invite!
Best day!
Dana


message 12: by G.H.

G.H. Eckel Hey, Erin. You bet. I hope we find some fun in reviewing books together.


message 11: by Erin

Erin Thanks for the friend request.


Svetlana Hi G.H.
Nice to meet you! Thanks for the invite and I look forward to your reviews too! :)


message 9: by G.H.

G.H. Eckel Erie is a lovely place. I grew up outside of Philly. Now, I'm in San Diego, which is paradise. I'm looking forward to the super bowl today. I imagine you'll be rooting for the Eagles? I'm hoping for an exciting game. I hate that it's the last game of the season but there you have it. Have fun this weekend!
George..


Majenta Hello, G.H.! I'm in Erie, where in Pennsylvania are you? Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a great Super Bowl Weekend and week ahead! Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta


Alex ✰ Comets and Comments ✰ Thanks for the friend invite! Can't wait to see more of your reviews around my feed :) Hope your 2018 is full of amazing reads and lots of happy moments :D


Kimberly Thanks for the friendship! I look forward to your comments and reviews!


message 5: by Paul

Paul Spackman Hi G.H., Thanks very much for the friend request, it is nice to meet you! Best Wishes, Paul


message 4: by G.H.

G.H. Eckel My pleasure! :-)


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Blak Rayne Great to meet you, G.H.! All the best. :D


message 2: by G.H.

G.H. Eckel Kira wrote: "Thanks so much for the friend request! I recognize you from twitter and it's nice crossing paths again :)"

Thanks, Kira. It is nice to cross paths again! Thanks for accepting the request! I look forward to sharing some conversations. :-)


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Kira Hawke Thanks so much for the friend request! I recognize you from twitter and it's nice crossing paths again :)


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